Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois ranks 347th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kumamoto, Dessau, and Reims. Memorable people born in Evanston, Illinois include Bill Murray, Edmund Phelps, and John Cusack. Memorable people who died in Evanston, Illinois include Theodore Schultz, Charles G. Dawes, and Melville J. Herskovits. Evanston, Illinois has been the birth place of many actors and musicians and the death place of many economists and politicians. Evanston, Illinois is located in United States.
Evanston is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, situated on the North Shore along Lake Michigan. A suburb of Chicago, Evanston is 12 miles (19 km) north of Downtown Chicago, bordered by Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, Wilmette to the north, and Lake Michigan to the east. Evanston had a population of 78,110 as of 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1895 and 1985, Evanston, Illinois was the birth place of 34 globally memorable people, including Bill Murray, Edmund Phelps, and John Cusack. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Evanston, Illinois including Theodore Schultz, Charles G. Dawes, and Melville J. Herskovits.
People Born in Evanston, Illinois
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Bill Murray
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 1
Edmund Phelps
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 2
John Cusack
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 3
Elizabeth McGovern
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 4
Eddie Vedder
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 5
Laurens Hammond
1895 - 1973
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 6
William Petersen
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 7
Barbara Harris
1935 - 2018
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 8
Bob Bondurant
1933 - 2021
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 9
Brian Doyle-Murray
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 10
Richard Powers
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 11
Carlos Bernard
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Evanston, Illinois
Go to all RankingsRichard Powers
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 11
Anthony Downs
1930 - 2021
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 13
Gwynne Shotwell
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 18
Julianne Phillips
1960 - Present
HPI: 34.53
Rank: 26
Timothy Goebel
1980 - Present
HPI: 26.99
Rank: 33
People Deceased in Evanston, Illinois
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Theodore Schultz
1902 - 1998
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 1
Charles G. Dawes
1865 - 1951
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 2
Melville J. Herskovits
1895 - 1963
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 3
Jerry Springer
1944 - 2023
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 4
Algis Budrys
1931 - 2008
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 5
Norman Ross
1895 - 1953
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 6
Gene Siskel
1946 - 1999
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in Evanston, Illinois
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Evanston, Illinois were actors (15), musicians (3), economists (2), writers (2), and film directors (2), while most who died were economists (1), politicians (1), anthropologists (1), actors (1), and writers (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Evanston, Illinois, including Bill Murray, John Cusack, and Elizabeth McGovern. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Evanston, Illinois, including Bill Murray, John Cusack, and Elizabeth McGovern.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Evanston, Illinois since 1700.
